Roof-gutter bracket



I 1,613,734. G. K. THOMPSON ROOF GUTTER BRACKET Jan. 11, 1927.

Filed March 5, 1926 v I fvyi/vrbe 5K THOMPSON Patented Jan. 11, 1927.

UNITED STATES GEORGE K. THOMPSON, F SUMMIT, JERSEY.

ROOF-GUTTER BRACKET.

Application filed March 5, 1926.

This invention relates generally to brackets, and particularly to a bracket adapted to be used for supporting a gutter of the type employed to collect water draining from a roof and conducting said water to a downspout.

The main object of the invention is to produce an extremely simple bracket of the type described provided with means whereby the roof gutter supported by said bracket may be securely fixed to the bracket at the expense of very little time and effort.

lVith the foregoing and other objects in view, the invention comprises the novel construction, combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter more specifically described and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein is shown the preferred embodiment of the invention. However, it is to be understood that the invention comprehends changes, variations and modifications which come within the scope of the claim hereunto appended.

Fig. 1 is a side elevation of my improved bracket showing same secured to a roof and supporting a roof gutter, said roof gutter being shown in cross section.

Fig. 2 is a plan ,view of the bracket illustrated in Fig. 1, showing a fragment of a roof gutter associated therewith.

Fig. 3 is a perspective view of a fragment of my improved bracket showing the means for securing the roof gutter to the bracket.

Fig. 4 is a cross section taken on line 4-4 of Fig. 1.

In the drawing A designates the roof of a house or building to which one of my improved brackets B is secured by means of suitable fastening devices 0. The bracket B is preferably formed of relatively rigid material and comprises an attaching portion D and a gutter-receiving portion E. F designates an ordinary roof gutter which is provided with a rolled outer edge portion F. The bracket B is provided at its outer end with a curved portion E of such shape and dimensions that the rolled edge F of the roofgutter F will fit into said curved portion E, as shown in Fig. 1. In accordance with this arrangement, the outer edge portion of the bracket overlaps the outer edge portion of the gutter and thereby prevents upward movement of said outer edge portion of the gutter with respect to said bracket. By referring to Fig. 1 it will be noted also that the rear wall of the gutter is paral- Serial No. 92,416.

lel with the adjacent portion of the bracket, and that said rear wall of said gutter is in close contact with the bracket.

1 designates a member which is movably supported by the bracket B, said member comprising a body portion composed of a pair of leg portions 2 and 3 integrally joined together by a shoulder portion 1. Formed through the shoulder portion 4 of the member 1 is an aperture 5 through which the bracket B extends (Fig. 3). By referring to Figs. 1 and 3 it will be noted that the leg portion 3 of the member 1 is longer than the associated leg portion 2, and that a pair of oppositely disposed integrally formed ears 6 are arranged at the lower end of the leg portion 3. The ears 6 are formed by forming slits 7 in the leg portion 3 of the member 1, which slits extend inwardly from the side edges of said leg portion, and then bending the portions of material located between the lower edge of the leg portion 3 and the slits 7 inwardly to form ears which are ar ranged at approximate right angles to the leg portion 3. When the ears 6 have been formed asdescribed, said ears will provide guiding members which contact with the side edges of the bracket B as shown clearly in Fig. 4-. By referring to Fig. 1 it will be noted that the leg portion 2 is not parallel with the leg portion 3 but is inclined slightly with respect thereto, and therefore the space between the leg portions 2 and 3 is more or less wedge-shaped,

The arrangement of the bracket passing through the aperture 5 in the shoulder portion 4 of the member 1 permits of said member 1 sliding relative to the bracket B, and the location of the ears 6 at the opposite side edges of said bracket provides the member 1 with guiding elements which will prevent displacement of the member 1 laterally of the bracket B.

In the use of my improved bracket said bracket is secured to the roof as shown in Fig. 1 and the member 1 is moved to the position in which said member'is shown by dotted lines in the view mentioned. The roof gutter F is then arranged in place in the gutter-receiving portion of the bracket, the rolled outer edge portion F of said gutter being introduced into the curved portion E of the bracket and the rear wall of said gutter being positioned in contact with the adjacent portion of the bracket B. The member 1 is then moved downwardly on the bracket 13 until the inclined leg portion 2 of said member overlaps the upper ec ge portion of the rear Wall ot the gutter. The member 1 is then subjected to pressure or hammer blows tending to drive said member downwardly with respect to the adjacent edge of the gutter, and as the inclined leg portion 2 is forced against the rear wall of the gutter said gutter will be forced firmly against the bracket and in that manner "will be securely attached to said bracket.

I prefer to form my imprond bracket of material which is rust-proof, thus eiiminating the likelihood that the member 1 would become rigidly fixed to the bracket because of the rusting of said parts, in which event it would be difiicult to move said member 1 relative to the bracket when it would be desired to install a new roof gutter.

I claim:

A gutter bracket comprising a gutterreceiving port-ion and means slidably secured to said bracket whereby the gutter is secured to said bracket said means comprising a body portion provided with an aperture through which the bracket eX- tends. ears engaging said bracket and an inclined portion adapted to engage an edge 301tl011 of said gutter.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I hereunto affix my signature.

GEORGE K. THGMPSON. 

